Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

When applying for a patent at the USPTO, the applicant must name all inventors of the invention claimed in the patent application. Absent an assignment, each joint inventor may exploit the invention without the permission of, and without accounting to, the other joint inventors. Practice tip.

Patent Prosecution 75

Patent Prosecution Invention Inventor Patent 75

SpicyIP

APRIL 7, 2024

Section 8 and the Transparency of Indian Patent System According to Section 8 of the Indian Patents Act , patent applicants must regularly disclose to the patent office any same or substantially similar foreign applications corresponding to their patent applications for Indian inventions, and any updates relevant to their prosecution.

Patent 72

Patent Patent Application Intellectual Property Law 72

Patently-O

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

” This shows the inventor knew how to use “about” to imply approximation, but did not for the “13” value. ” Prosecution History : During patent prosecution, the patentee had distinguished its invention from a formulation with pH 12 — arguing that pH 13 exhibited substantially more stability.

Patent Application 67

Patent Application Patent Prosecution Patent Inventor 67